Red Sox slugger Rice misses Hall again
Published 1/8/2008 at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Jim Rice fell short again, by just 16 votes. Now, the former Boston Red Sox slugger has one chance left to be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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getin2thegame posted 1/8/2008 from sports.espn.go.com
ESPN: Rich 'Goose' Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor Tuesday on his ninth try on the ballot. --- Gossage appeared on 86 percent of the ballots. --- Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice had 72.2 percent of the vote, just short of the 75 percent needed for enshrinement.No Hall call for Rice
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Red Sox outfielder and legend Jim Rice missed making the Hall of Fame in his 14th year of eligibility, meaning he has one more year of appearing on the HOF ballot. Rice got 72.2% of the vote, which was just short of the 75% needed for enshrinement in the Hall. It is likely that Rice will make the Hall in 2009 now that he is so close to getting in.MLB: Goose Gossage gets voted into Baseball Hall of Fame | FrontRowSportsReport.com: Sports Blog
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SOX & Dawgs found this 1/9/2008 on www.boston.com
Jim Rice released a statement today on not being elected today for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today's results are obviously a disappointment. I believe my accomplishments speak for themselves, and a majority of the voters seem to agree. It is ...
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